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John Henry Foster CompanyESOP

JOHN HENRY FOSTER COMPANY EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN · SAINT LOUIS, MO · plan year 2023

Reported admin expense ratio · 2023
0.16%

Peer grade: B · admin costs + employer contributions vs same-size plans · how grading works

John Henry Foster Company reported $62,998 in plan administrative expenses for 2023: 0.16% of average plan assets, below the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $2,368 per active participant. This ratio covers administrative expenses reported on the plan's Schedule H only; fund-level expense ratios are not included in public structured data — see methodology.

Across the 2 years on file its reported administrative ratio fell from 0.26% to 0.18%. The plan sits in the $10M–$50M size bracket, benchmarked here against 26,779 comparable plans and shown alongside other wholesale trade employers. By assets it is the 352nd-largest of 1,393 plans among Missouri employers on file, and the 939th of 4,246 in wholesale trade.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$44,192,122
Participants with balances184
Active participants171
Employer contributions$405,000
Employee contributions—
Employer contribution per active participant$2,368
Average account balance$240,175
Benefits paid to participants$2,767,887
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
AuditorRUBINBROWN
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$39.2M · 198 accts · $1.5M emplr
2023$44.2M · 184 accts · $405K emplr
2022$33.7M · 177 accts · $1.0M emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2023
Recordkeeping & contract admin$15,653
Investment management$12,985
Audit (IQPA)$17,500
Total administrative$62,998
Employer contributions to the John Henry Foster Company plan · 2023
Employer contribution per active participant$2,368
Median for plans this size$2,440
2024$8,098 per active participant
2023$2,368 per active participant
2022$6,173 per active participant

John Henry Foster Company's 2023 employer contribution ran below the $2,440 median for plans its size. Filings report dollars actually contributed, not the match formula; the formula itself (for example, 50% of the first 6% of pay) lives in the plan's summary plan description from HR.

What these fees cost you

Annual cost at the plan's reported 2023 administrative ratio, against the median plan its size; fund expense ratios are extra. Compare any plan.

Service providers · 20234
RUBINBROWN · Accounting / audit$17,500
PRARIE CAPITAL · Valuation$16,860
MENKE & ASSOCIATES · Contract administrator$15,653
CHARLES SCHWAB · Investment management$12,985

Compensation shown is direct payments from plan assets reported on Schedule C. Providers paid through fund revenue-sharing appear as indirect.

Administrative cost history3
2024$73,583 · 0.18%
2023$62,998 · 0.16%
2022$82,205 · 0.26%
All plans at this employer2
JOHN HENRY FOSTER COMPANY EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLANESOP
JOHN HENRY FOSTER COMPANY OF ST. LOUIS, INC. 401(K) PROFIT SHARING PLAN401(k)
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 431306476 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.